Well, friends, another year draws to a close. It hasn’t been my most productive year, but 44 pieces published in 26 venues sure ain’t nothing to sneeze at. In this mix were 6 pieces of fiction and 1 article. I am always thrilled to place work internationally, and this year, my work appeared in publications from England, Ireland, Canada, Mauritius, and Australia.
I also just got word this month that I received a Pushcart Prize nomination from the Dope Fiend Daily for my poem, “Confection.” Many thanks to editor Scott Simmons, and congrats to my fellow nominees.
Publications for December
My Gothic Christmas tale, “The Devil’s Trap,” is up at Shoggoth.net as part of their horror Advent Calendar. It was paired with art by John Donald Carlucci.
“The Devil’s Trap” is the story of a young woman named Mila Grunwald who awakens with no memory, in the care of her well-to-do family. Strange occurrences plague Mila as she struggles to piece together who she is, including seeing a mysterious man skulking around the Grunwald home. Hope you get a chance to read and enjoy it.
It was also my honor to blurb the following poetry collections:
In Ghostly Onehead, by JD Nelson
skinless in the cereal aisle, by Scott Ferry
The Eternals by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Sojourns, by John Drudge
Please consider giving these excellent poets a read.
I co-authored a poetry collection with Scott Ferry and Lillian Necakov called Midnight Glossolalia. It will be published by Meat for Tea Press, with a target release date of March 2023.
I also placed a solo collection, Moonlight and Monsters, with a publisher—details forthcoming on that. Target release date for that is June 2023.
2022 honors included:
Shortlist, 2022 Bag of Bones Short Story Competition – “Merchandise”
Longlist, 2022 Laureate Prize, Harbor Editions – Moonlight and Monsters
Finalist, 2022 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize - “Priestess”
SFPA 2022 Speculative Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention, September 2022 - “Haunted Algorithm”
In Ghostly Onehead, by JD Nelson
skinless in the cereal aisle, by Scott Ferry
The Eternals by Ryan Quinn Flanagan
Sojourns, by John Drudge
Please consider giving these excellent poets a read.
I co-authored a poetry collection with Scott Ferry and Lillian Necakov called Midnight Glossolalia. It will be published by Meat for Tea Press, with a target release date of March 2023.
I also placed a solo collection, Moonlight and Monsters, with a publisher—details forthcoming on that. Target release date for that is June 2023.
2022 honors included:
Shortlist, 2022 Bag of Bones Short Story Competition – “Merchandise”
Longlist, 2022 Laureate Prize, Harbor Editions – Moonlight and Monsters
Finalist, 2022 Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize - “Priestess”
SFPA 2022 Speculative Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention, September 2022 - “Haunted Algorithm”
I also just got word this month that I received a Pushcart Prize nomination from the Dope Fiend Daily for my poem, “Confection.” Many thanks to editor Scott Simmons, and congrats to my fellow nominees.
Publications for December
My prose-poem, “Electronic Voice Phenomenon,” appeared in Marrow Magazine. Many thanks to editors Caitlin Woolley and Kori Hensell.
Kori also gave me the opportunity to talk about the poem in an interview.
Art by John Donald Carlucci
My Gothic Christmas tale, “The Devil’s Trap,” is up at Shoggoth.net as part of their horror Advent Calendar. It was paired with art by John Donald Carlucci.
“The Devil’s Trap” is the story of a young woman named Mila Grunwald who awakens with no memory, in the care of her well-to-do family. Strange occurrences plague Mila as she struggles to piece together who she is, including seeing a mysterious man skulking around the Grunwald home. Hope you get a chance to read and enjoy it.
Thank you to everyone for reading and supporting my work. Happy New Year to all. I hope 2023 brings you peace, joy, and inspiration.